Forest Area Community Schools, Michigan

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Forest Area Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 515 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Forest Area Community Schools is a school district in Michigan (Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties). During the 2023 school year, 515 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Forest Area Community Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Hannah Bird
Joanna Durfee
Chrissy Ingersoll
Adam Schaefer
Dan Smith
Kevin Thayer
Travis Tracey

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,271,000 $2,426 18%
Local: $1,924,000 $3,672 26%
State: $4,070,000 $7,767 56%
Total: $7,265,000 $13,865
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,939,000 $13,242
Total Current Expenditures: $6,195,000 $11,822
Instructional Expenditures: $3,536,000 $6,748 51%
Student and Staff Support: $271,000 $517 4%
Administration: $1,004,000 $1,916 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,384,000 $2,641 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $595,000 $1,135
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $122,000 $232


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 PS PS PS PS PS 15-19
2018-2019 24 PS PS >=50 PS PS 20-24
2017-2018 21 PS <50 PS PS 20-24
2016-2017 22 <50 PS <50 20-24
2015-2016 23 <50 PS PS 20-24
2014-2015 24 PS PS PS PS PS 20-24
2013-2014 29 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2012-2013 29 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2011-2012 25 PS PS PS <50 PS 25
2010-2011 78 PS PS PS >=50 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 PS PS PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 40 PS PS <50 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 27 PS <50 PS PS 25-29
2016-2017 34 <50 PS <50 30-34
2015-2016 40 <50 PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 36 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 67 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 61 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 58 PS PS PS >=50 PS 58
2010-2011 76 PS PS PS >=50 PS 76

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 70-79 PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 70-79 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2017-2018 80-89 PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS 80-89
2015-2016 70-79 PS 70-79
2014-2015 60-69 PS 60-69
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 515 5.4
2021-2022 487 -7.6
2020-2021 524 3.4
2019-2020 506 -2.4
2018-2019 518 1.7
2017-2018 509 4.1
2016-2017 488 -1.8
2015-2016 497 -9.1
2014-2015 542 -5.9
2013-2014 574 -7.0
2012-2013 614 -6.0
2011-2012 651 -5.7
2010-2011 688 -10.8
2009-2010 762 -7.1
2008-2009 816 -8.5
2007-2008 885 -2.4
2006-2007 906 -2.6
2005-2006 930 1.7
2004-2005 914 3.5
2003-2004 882 -2.2
2002-2003 901 -0.9
2001-2002 909 6.1
2000-2001 854 2.7
1999-2000 831 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Forest Area Community Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 4.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 3.6
Black 2.1 18.1
Hispanic 2.1 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 5.1
White 86.8 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Forest Area Community Schools had 34.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.99.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 12.58
Secondary: 16.77
Total: 34.35

Forest Area Community Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.79
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 8.59
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 18.60


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Forest Area Community Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fife Lake Elementary School145PK-3
Forest Area High School1589-12
Forest Area Middle School2124-8

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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